Definition: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Definition: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
Main entry: out, prohibited, proscribed, verboten, forbidden, taboo, tabu
Definition: excluded from use or mention
Usage: forbidden fruit; in our house dancing and playing cards were out; a taboo subject
Definition: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands